Postal Rates.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 11 February 1916, Page 4

Postal Rates.

(An additional wax- tax of hid. will be charged on all letters). Letters and Letter Cards. — Inland, including Cook Islands, Id for each 4oz. or fraction thereof and hid. for each succeeding 20z.-—United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, Chili, Costa Rica, Egypt, Pago Pago, Paraguay, Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, Sianij Servia, and Postal Agencies m Chinese Treaty Ports, Id. for each oz. or fraction thereof. Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered)—All places, hid. per 2oz. Magazines, registered.—lnland, hid. for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, hid per 2oz. or fi-action thereof. One end must be left opelr. Commercial Papers—Town (for accounts, etc., only), hid. per hioz., or Id. for first 40z., and hid each succeeding 2oz. Inland Id. for first 40z., and hid. for each suc'ceeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2hid., and hid. for every additional 2oz. (Open for infection.) TELEPHONES. Charges.—At exchanges continuously open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continually open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier Hastings. Palmerston N„ and Wanganui are open all day and, all night. The other Exchanges chiefly from 9 to 5 pan. TELEGRAPH RATES. For 12 words or less, including address and signature— Ordinary Telegratne Bd., and hid additional word. Urgent Telegrams,. 1/4 and Id. for each additional word. Telegrams to be repeated will be charged half-rates in addition to the above. CABLE RATES. Australian States, 4hid per word ; Norfolk Island, 3d per word; Fiji, 8d per word ; United States, 2s 4d to 2s 8d per word ; Cape Colony, 2s 7d per word; United Kingdom, 3s per word. (Signature and address counted as part of message.”) Newspapers. Town and Inland, lid each. United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Natal, Orange River. South Sea Islands and Transvaal, Id each per paper. If under Boz. seixt by first availroute ; over Boz, by direct steamer only unless specially addressed and paid at the rate of Id foxfirst 4oz. Pattern and Sample Packets — Inland, hid first 2oz or fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for “all other places.” All other places, Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction, hid. Registration.—2d additional foxall places. PARCEL POST. Parcels post in the Colony for delivei-y in New Zealand, not exceeding lib. 3d, 21b. 4hid, 31b. (id, 41b. 7hid, 51b. 9d, 61b. lOhid, 71b. Is , 81b. Is Id, 91b. Is 3d, 101 b. Is 4 111 b, Is (id.